Tag: Students

5 things we learned about life at a global law firm
A panel of lawyers from White & Case discuss the realities of working on high-value, cross-border deals

Wannabe barristers have until Friday to apply for Inns scholarships
Millions up for grabs

How lawyers help their clients through economic uncertainty
TLT’s Ainslie Benzie tells us why the firm’s strap-line, ‘For what comes next’, is more appropriate than ever

Clifford Chance launches Polish TC programme for UK law grads
First six months in London

‘I’m not enjoying my law degree. Will I enjoy being a lawyer?’
Lengthy judgments and dull modules

Legal Cheek launches Hong Kong law firm guide
New careers resource features nearly 50 law firms on newly-launched HK website

How I came to negotiate multi-million-pound deals
Shoosmiths’ Michelle Craven-Faulkner shares her career journey from in-house transport lawyer to contract expert

Bakers confirms SQE maintenance grant of up to £17k
Also boosts GDL and LPC support

Inside track: Completing a training contract at a global law firm
Ahead of Wednesday's virtual student event with Ashurst, Legal Cheek Careers speaks to trainee solicitor and panellist Asha Owen-Adams

‘I spent years trying to crack the pupillage Rubik’s Cube’
Future pupil barrister Taz Aldeek offers up his top tips for those seeking a career at the bar

How I used my background in neuroscience to make it as a lawyer
Bristows' Gregory Bacon on his transition from academia to IP and what STEM students can offer law firms

TC applications at Clifford Chance jump 50% since 2018
Magic Circle player publishes new eye-catching stats in a bid to help students "make the best choices for them"

My life as a green finance lawyer
Hogan Lovells' Andrew Carey maps out his career, ahead of tomorrow's virtual student event

One energy lawyer’s journey from Nigeria to Leeds
Chisolu Obumneke-Okeke, an infrastructure, projects & energy associate at Addleshaw Goddard, discusses how this exciting area of the law brought him to the UK

Addleshaws to recruit trainee solicitors in Ireland
Follows combination with Dublin player Eugene F Collins

6 reasons why future trainees need to engage with legal tech
Legal Cheek Careers sits down with BCLP’s Nick Pryor to discuss the importance of legal tech for aspiring lawyers

Top law firms and high-quality work: Why aspiring lawyers should consider a career in the South West
University of Law campus dean Zoe King makes the case for legal life in Bristol and Exeter, ahead of Thursday's in-person workshops and networking evening

TLT picks BPP to put trainees through the SQE
Deal covers firm's apprentices too

Taylor Wessing launches TC programme in Cambridge
Two spots up for grabs

Full video: The SQE — what we’ve learned so far
One year on from its introduction, SRA policy managers join BPP’s Head of Outreach to reflect on the new qualification regime